Union face big test at L.A.

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04/30/2010 - Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Union have their work cut out for them when they travel to take on the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night.

Not only will the expansion team be playing the league top team a little over a month into the 2010 season, but it will be without its top scorer, Sebastien Le Toux, who was injured in a mid-week U.S. Open Cup qualifier.

"It looks like a MCL sprain," Philadelphia coach Peter Nowak said after the game.

Doctors have told Le Toux the injury to his left knee is considered mild.

"The doctors I talked to told me I am very lucky," Le Toux said. "Things could have been a lot worse."

Now it will be up to other players, notably Alejandro Moreno, to pick up the goal-scoring slack as the team tries to get on track after a 1-3 start.

"It's a long season, it's definitely not a sprint," Moreno told mlssoccer.com. "We're doing some good things on the field. We've lacked consistency over the course of the 90 minutes. We have made some decisions on the field that have perhaps affected the outcome of games. If we are to get results on a consistent basis, our play has to be consistent throughout 90 minutes."

That is exactly what the Galaxy have been to this point this season, consistent. They have been consistently shutting down the opposition's attack while getting timely goal scoring from forward Edson Buddle, who has all seven of his team's goals this season.

L.A. (4-0-1) will be aiming to rebound for its first dropped points of the season a week ago, a scoreless draw at Kansas City.

"Admittedly we played poorly on Saturday," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena told mlssoccer.com. "Despite the fact that you can complain about the field and it was a little slick and everything else, we weren't good. There's no question about it. We have to get better this week like it is every week and be prepared to play a better game on Saturday."

The Galaxy are relatively healthy, with defenders Sean Franklin and Leonardo, and midfielders Dema Kovalenko, Eddie Lewis and Clint Mathis all questionable.

The Union will be without midfielder Kyle Nakazawa along with Le Toux.

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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)

"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."

Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins

There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.

Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins

Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.

USC Trojans - 10.5 wins

A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.

Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy

Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.

"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."

Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1

The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.

Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1

If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.

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